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Monthly Same-Store Sales Summary – April 2012

Cato reported that total sales for April decreased by 2.7%, while same-store sales fell 6% compared to a 17% inccrease last year. Sales for the fiscal first quarter increased 1% to $272.8 million and same-store sales fell 2%. April sales were unfavorably impacted by the shift of a portion of Easter sales to March this year versus April last year, while March sales were favorably impacted. Because of this shift, the best measure for performance is the combined sales for the two months, which increased 2% overall and were flat to the prior year on a same store basis. “April sales and the combined sales for March and April were in line with expectations,” stated John Cato, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer. “We continue to expect first quarter earnings per diluted share will be in the range of $1.04 to $1.09 versus $1.04 last year, flat to an increase of 5% over last year.”

Cato - Monthly Sales Growth

	Net Sales (1,000′s)	YoY % Chg	Same-Store Sales Chg
Apr-12	$ 84,900	-2.7%	-6.0%
Mar-12	$ 103,900	6.7%	5.0%
Feb-12	$ 83,900	-2.7%	-5.0%
Jan-12	$ 50,500	-4.0%	-6.0%
Dec-11	$ 107,500	1.7%	-1.0%
Nov-11	$ 63,600	-3.3%	-5.0%
Oct-11	$ 62,700	-2.5%	-3.0%
Sep-11	$ 70,700	-1.7%	-3.0%
Aug-11	$ 60,600	-2.1%	-3.0%
Jul-11	$ 63,000	0.2%	-3.0%
Jun-11	$ 90,400	2.5%	1.0%
May-11	$ 80,700	0.0%	-3.0%
Apr-11	$ 87,300	17.8%	17.0%
Mar-11	$ 97,400	-7.9%	-9.0%
Feb-11	$ 86,200	7.8%	5.0%
Jan-11	$ 52,600	1.0%	-4.0%
Dec-10	$ 105,700	1.6%	0.0%
Nov-10	$ 65,800	6.8%	5.0%
Oct-10	$ 64,300	3.9%	2.0%
Sep-10	$ 71,900	2.7%	2.0%
Aug-10	$ 61,900	4.9%	2.0%
Jul-10	$ 62,900	4.1%	2.0%
Jun-10	$ 88,200	1.6%	1.0%
May-10	$ 80,700	3.3%	3.0%
Apr-10	$ 74,100	-6.7%	-7.0%
Mar-10	$ 105,700	25.8%	24.0%
Feb-10	$ 80,000	7.1%	3.0%
Jan-10	$ 52,100	-0.6%	-4.0%
Dec-09	$ 104,000	8.2%	7.0%
Nov-09	$ 61,600	1.7%	0.0%
Oct-09	$ 61,900	4.0%	0.0%
Sep-09	$ 70,000	8.0%	6.0%
Aug-09	$ 59,000	6.1%	5.0%
Jul-09	$ 60,400	-2.7%	-3.0%
Jun-09	$ 86,800	-1.7%	-3.0%
May-09	$ 78,100	-3.0%	-3.0%
Apr-09	$ 79,400	14.4%	11.0%
Mar-09	$ 84,000	-5.8%	-6.0%
Feb-09	$ 74,700	11.2%	8.0%
Jan-09	$ 52,400	-7.1%	-10.0%
Dec-08	$ 96,100	1.6%	-2.0%
Nov-08	$ 60,600	3.8%	2.0%
Oct-08	$ 59,500	4.6%	4.0%
Sep-08	$ 64,800	-1.5%	-3.0%
Aug-08	$ 55,600	-6.1%	-8.0%
Jul-08	$ 62,100	2.3%	-1.0%
Jun-08	$ 88,300	7.3%	4.0%
May-08	$ 80,500	6.1%	2.0%
Apr-08	$ 69,400	8.1%	5.0%
Mar-08	$ 89,200	-6.2%	-9.0%
Feb-08	$ 67,200	3.5%	3.0%
Jan-08	$ 56,400	1.1%	-2.0%
Dec-07	$ 94,600	-5.9%	-8.0%
Nov-07	$ 58,400	-4.1%	-6.0%
Oct-07	$ 56,900	-4.5%	-8.0%
Sep-07	$ 65,800	-2.8%	-7.0%
Aug-07	$ 59,200	-2.0%	2.0%
Jul-07	$ 60,700	0.7%	-5.0%
Jun-07	$ 82,300	2.2%	0.0%
May-07	$ 75,900	2.8%	2.0%
Apr-07	$ 64,200	-21.5%	-21.0%
Mar-07	$ 95,100	13.5%	7.0%
Feb-07	$ 64,900	1.1%	0.0%
Jan-07	$ 69,300	-5.0%	-7.0%
Dec-06	$ 100,500	-3.6%	-6.0%
Nov-06	$ 60,900	-1.9%	-6.0%
Oct-06	$ 59,600	-1.2%	-5.0%
Sep-06	$ 67,700	8.3%	3.0%
Aug-06	$ 60,400	10.0%	4.0%
Jul-06	$ 60,300	6.2%	1.0%
Jun-06	$ 80,500	1.8%	-3.0%
May-06	$ 73,800	2.1%	-2.0%
Apr-06	$ 81,800	21.9%	17.0%
Mar-06	$ 83,800	0.5%	-4.0%
Feb-06	$ 64,200	-0.6%	-7.0%
Jan-06	$ 54,200	9.5%	6.0%
Dec-05	$ 104,300	2.9%	-2.0%
Nov-05	$ 62,100	8.8%	4.0%
Oct-05	$ 60,300	14.0%	9.0%
Sep-05	$ 62,500	5.9%	1.0%
Aug-05	$ 54,900	6.2%	2.0%
Jul-05	$ 56,800	2.3%	-4.0%
Jun-05	$ 79,100	9.7%	5.0%
May-05	$ 72,300	4.0%	-1.0%
Apr-05	$ 67,100	-5.8%	-10.0%
Mar-05	$ 83,400	8.9%	2.0%
Feb-05	$ 64,600	12.5%	7.0%
Jan-05	$ 49,500	9.8%	4.0%
Dec-04	$ 101,400	6.8%	2.0%
Nov-04	$ 57,100	7.5%	3.0%
Oct-04	$ 52,900	8.4%	5.0%
Sep-04	$ 59,000	6.3%	1.0%
Aug-04	$ 51,700	5.7%	0.0%
Jul-04	$ 55,500	2.4%	-3.0%
Jun-04	$ 72,100	1.4%	-5.0%
May-04	$ 69,500	10.1%	4.0%
Apr-04	$ 71,200	3.2%	-2.0%
Mar-04	$ 76,600	4.8%	-1.0%
Feb-04	$ 57,400	4.0%	-2.0%
Jan-04	$ 45,100	-2.2%	-8.0%
Dec-03	$ 94,900	5.2%	0.0%
Nov-03	$ 53,100	-2.9%	-9.0%
Oct-03	$ 48,800	-6.5%	-13.0%
Sep-03	$ 55,500	0.0%	-8.0%
Aug-03	$ 48,900	-3.2%	-9.0%
Jul-03	$ 54,200	0.6%	-7.0%
Jun-03	$ 71,100	1.1%	-6.0%
May-03	$ 63,100	0.8%	-7.0%
Apr-03	$ 69,000	8.0%	-1.0%
Mar-03	$ 73,100	-6.6%	-12.0%
Feb-03	$ 55,200	1.3%	-6.0%
Jan-03	$ 46,100	3.4%	-5.0%
Dec-02	$ 90,200	0.6%	-7.0%
Nov-02	$ 54,700	7.3%	1.0%
Oct-02	$ 52,200	9.7%	4.0%
Sep-02	$ 55,500	5.5%	-1.0%
Aug-02	$ 50,500	5.9%	-3.0%
Jul-02	$ 53,900	6.1%	-1.0%
Jun-02	$ 70,300	9.8%	3.0%
May-02	$ 62,600	8.5%	2.0%
Apr-02	$ 63,900	-3.5%	-10.0%